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Company: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
Current Parent Company: O-I Glass
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Penalty: $38,950,000
Year: 2012
Date: December 3, 2012
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Ohio-based Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., the nation's largest glass container manufacturer, agreed to install pollution control equipment to reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM) by nearly 2,500 tons per year and pay a $1.45 million penalty to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at five of the company's manufacturing plants. The pollution controls required as part of the settlement to reduce NOx, SO2, and PM were said to cost an estimated $37.5 million.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: paper and packaging
Specific Industry of Current Parent: glass containers
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